Measurement of the aorta and its branches with helical CT.

Journal Article (Journal Article)

Contiguous orthonormal arterial cross sections, segment lengths, and curvature were semiautomatically quantified from helical computed tomographic (CT) angiographic data in phantoms and two patients. Measurements of mean diameter and curvature correlated with reference values (r2 = .99), and mean fractional errors were 0.07 and 0.06 for mean diameter and curvature measurements, respectively. Volumetric measurement showed a potential to increase the accuracy, precision, and diagnostic utility of CT angiography.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Rubin, GD; Paik, DS; Johnston, PC; Napel, S

Published Date

  • March 1, 1998

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 206 / 3

Start / End Page

  • 823 - 829

PubMed ID

  • 9494508

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0033-8419

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1148/radiology.206.3.9494508

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • United States